Kamas Surname

176,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kamas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5271:140,18914,872
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
Czechia2021:52,6418,824
Papua New Guinea1871:43,6035,342
Slovakia1581:33,7756,114
Kenya1371:337,08020,325
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Poland601:633,47956,390
Greece551:201,45131,872
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
India231:33,350,669396,143
England171:3,277,533109,658
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Lithuania91:337,17616,710
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

The alternate forms: Kamaş (506) & Kamaś (1) are calculated separately.

Kamas (1,359) may also be a first name.

Kamas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kamas Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kamas (Russian: Камас) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Kamaş or Kamaś. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 176,654th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,008,896 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Kamas live; 22 percent live in East Africa and 22 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kamas is also the 212,690th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 1,359 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 527 people, or 1 in 140,189. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Kamas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kamas surname is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kamas surname are 27.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.12% registered with the party.

The amount Kamas earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $49,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $42,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamaş93506/
Kamaś931/
Kamash912,681/
Kamais91977/
Kammas91884/
Kamase91855/
Kamasz91528/
Kaymas91214/
Khamas91191/
Kaimas9187/
Kamats9151/
Gkamas9141/
Kamaus9133/
Kameas9133/
Kaumas9121/
Kaemas9112/
Kajmas913/
Kamasp911/
Kamays911/
Kamajs911/
Kamass911/
Kahmas911/
Khammas8321,769/
Khamash831,428/
Kamasse83534/
Khamais83134/
Kamashh8331/
Khamase8319/
Kammash8317/
Kamaish8317/
Kamashe8311/
Kajmats836/
Khamass836/
Kamaise834/
Kaimase833/
Kamasch832/
Katmase831/
Kahamas831/
Khaumas831/
Kamashd831/
Kasmase831/
Kamgash831/
Khaimas831/
Kaumats831/
Kamga's831/
Kamgais831/
Kkaemas831/
Khameas831/
Khamast831/
Camas807,597/
Kamaz801,665/
Komas80574/
Kamaç80506/
Kemas80380/
Kamać80213/
Kamos80166/
Qamas8026/
Khammash772,224/
Kamasová77359/
Khamashe7749/
Kamasova7742/
Kasmasse774/
Khammass772/
Kamashch771/
Kammaths771/
Khamasse771/
Khasmash771/
Kh'amais771/
Kaumashe771/
Kammhaus770/
Kaymaz7328,090/
Cammas731,055/
Qamash731,029/
Koumas73610/
Camats73577/
Kamhaz73429/
Kemmas73367/
Komase73358/
Kamous73263/
Katmaz73175/
Kammaz73139/
Khomas73115/
Kommas73100/
Kamosh7366/
Kamoss7361/
Kemash7358/
Kamose7356/
Gkomas7355/
Komash7352/
Caamas7347/
Kamosz7344/
Koomas7343/
Kaimos7336/
Kahmaz7335/
Camase7329/
Gkemas7328/
Camais7323/
Kammos7323/
Casmas7322/
Koimas7322/
Kameus7317/
Komasz7312/
Kamoos7310/
Khamaz739/
Komgas739/
Khemas737/
Kaimaz736/
Kemahs736/
Kamace735/
Caumas735/
Khamos734/
Kaymax734/
Kasmaz734/
Komaas734/
Komass733/
Camaas733/
Camass732/
Camaus732/
Kameis732/
Keamos731/
Keymas731/
Komast731/
Caimas731/
Caymas731/
Kemais731/
Kaymaç731/
Kamaaz731/
Kamacz731/
Kamaiz731/
Kamohs731/
Kaamaz731/
Kaamos731/
Kuimas731/
Gkamaz731/
Qaimas731/
Kasmos731/
Keemas731/
Kamois730/
Cameas730/
Camash730/
Khamaiseh71254/
Kamashova7198/
Kaymasova7121/
Khamayseh7115/
Khamasova714/
Keameashe711/
Khammassh711/
Kamaheise711/
Gkoumas672,694/
Khamous67738/
Kamouss67580/
Khameis67517/
Qamashe67421/
Khomais67377/
Kammach67349/
Khamosh67344/
Kamoshe67253/
Kammous67244/
Qammash67199/
Khemais67172/
Khomass67136/
Camayse67129/
Kamoush67105/
Kamoise6765/
Qamashh6741/
Casmass6724/
Qamaish6722/
Camasse6720/
Khomase6717/
Camaish6715/
Khammasova6715/
Kamhois6714/
Khemmas6712/
Khamoos6711/
Koutmas6711/
Khamach677/
Khamashova675/
Cammaus675/
Kasmach675/
Kosmeas675/
Kamosch675/
Kamhoys674/
Casmmas674/
Qahmash674/
Kotmeas673/
Qatmash673/
Komasse672/
Kootmas672/
Kamauch671/
Kamaich671/
Koosmas671/
Kooymas671/
Kommasz671/
Khemaãs671/
Khemass671/
Kehmash671/
Kasmacz671/
Kaijmaz671/
Kameish671/
Kammoss671/
Kamoose671/
Kosmaus671/
Koumass671/
Qaimase671/
Qaimash671/
Camaise671/
Cautmas671/
Komashe671/
Kahmous671/
Kaimach671/
Komhaas670/

Kamas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamas in the Russian language
Камасkamas-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamas
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